In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 required that federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments for education be withheld from any school system that practiced racial segregation. This provision expanded the role of the executive branch, giving it the power to enforce civil rights laws through financial incentives, and increased the credibility of court orders by making them enforceable through the withholding of federal funds. The act did not mandate racial gerrymandering of legislative districts, nor did it create a Department of Civil Rights or order the desegregation of the military.

In the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress Expanded the Role